Vairagya thank you, I started experiment with dark backgrounds. I found them very nice to bring out warm colors like on this photo. Are you back in your appartment? Are you reading your e-mails yet? I have many new questions? And I miss you and your letters.

Thank you Asri and Indian Simmer. This piece of wood is a lid from wooden box we brought from India long time ago. My son demaged hinges and broked it. I found it as good opportunity to use it for this seting, before my husband will fix it. But I like this object on photo so much that prodictions for this wooden box are not good ;-)

Cintamani, I'm not at home yet for another week. I have a bad internet connection, sometimes it is working, sometimes not. If you like, you can send an e-mail to my regular address, though. I will get back to you as soon as I'm able to.

and . We say in Polish: Friens of our good friend are our good friends too. So as you both are friends of Laksmi I considere you to be my friends too. Thank you for your comments on this and many others of my photos.

I do it with yellow dry split peas. I think it is the best with this kind of beans, but you can try also with cheak peas, urad, yellow mung etc. You soak it in wather overnight. Then... add salt and black pepper and mix it with blender with little wather. It should have consistency of thick sour creem with little pieces of peas (do not mix it to the fine paste) so it will be more crispy. I fry it on little ghee or oil on frying pan until gold brown collor. Thats it. All kids love it!!!!